Multiple epinephrine doses for stinging insect hypersensitivity reactions treated in the emergency department

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-93

  Rudders, Susan A ^a,b   Banerji, Aleena ^b   Katzman, Daniel P ^b   Clark, Sunday ^c   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT ALLERGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOEDEMA; ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; BEES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; URTICARIA;

EID: 77954199458     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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